By Michael Carney On March 2, 2015 Even for those investors interested in finding exposure to bitcoin, you could forgive them for feeling skeptical about even the most high profile of exchanges within the category. Bitcoin exchanges have proven a high profile target for hackers and in...

Kim Dotcom’s Mega is dropped by PayPal over end-to-end encryption, may adopt Bitcoin instead By Michael Carney On February 27, 2015 Mega, the end-to-end encrypted cloud storage platform founded by mercurial entrepreneur and occasional outlaw Kim Dotcom, is back in the news. This time,...

With Braintree powering the online and mobile payments of several of the most popular consumer companies, this could be big news for bitcoin adoption. Popular merchants like Uber, AirBnB, HotelTonight, and thousands of others all have the option to enable bitcoin payments by flipping ...

There are many details that we still do not know about the Coinbase exchange, but the news is already having a meaningful impact on prices. In the approximately two hours since the WSJ article was published, the Coindesk Bitcoin Price Index – which currently sits at $286 – is up nearl...

Putting bitcoin’s “bad year” into perspective By Michael Carney On December 23, 2014 When you fare worse financially than Russia and Ukraine did this year, it’s not a good spot to be. But that’s precisely where Bloomberg has placed Bitcoin, ranking the digital currency as the worst cu...

Nevertheless, the notion of overlaying the bitcoin platform over industries like ridesharing that already operate only tangentially within the law, is a potential nightmare for user safety. Although Uber may act like it has nothing to lose, it has local governments to answer to — alon...

Blockchain is the world's most popular Bitcoin website -- and Blockchain is now the de facto search engine for the Bitcoin economy. We serve over 4 million unique visitors from all countries around the world. Blockchain has over 2.3 million wallets and our foot-print continues to grow...